Antonyms for impact
ˈɪm pækt; ɪmˈpæktim·pact

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:4.0 / 7 votes

1. impact

   Collision, the act or fact of striking violently together, is the result of motion or action, and is sudden and momentary; contact may be a condition of rest, and be continuous and permanent; collision is sudden and violent contact. Concussion is often by transmitted force rather than by direct impact; two railway-trains come into collision; an explosion of dynamite shatters neighboring windows by concussion. Impact is the blow given by the striking body; as, the impact of the cannon-shot upon the target. An encounter is always violent, and generally hostile. Meeting is neutral, and may be of the dearest friends or of the bitterest foes; of objects, of persons, or of opinions; of two or of a multitude. Shock is the result of collision. In the figurative use, we speak of clashing of views, collision of persons. Opposition is used chiefly of persons, more rarely of opinions or interests; conflict is used indifferently of all.

   Antonyms:
   agreement, amity, coincidence, concert, concord, concurrence, conformity, harmony, unison, unity

   Synonyms:
   clash, clashing, collision, concussion, conflict, contact, encounter, meeting, opposition, shock

   Preposition:
   Collision of one object with another; of or between opposing objects.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.4 / 5 votes

1. impact

   Antonyms:
   isolation, separation, interval, removal, avoidance, non-contact, shave

   Synonyms:
   contact, application, impression, collision

Matched Categories

1. • Contact
   • Influence
   • Wedge

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:2.5 / 20 votes

1. impactnoun

   the striking of one body against another

   Synonyms:
   shock, impingement, encroachment, wallop

2. impact, wallopnoun

   a forceful consequence; a strong effect

   "the book had an important impact on my thinking"; "the book packs a wallop"

   Synonyms:
   shock, impingement, encroachment, wallop

3. impingement, encroachment, impactnoun

   influencing strongly

   "they resented the impingement of American values on European culture"

   Synonyms:
   violation, usurpation, impaction, trespass, intrusion, invasion, shock, wallop, encroachment, impingement

4. shock, impactverb

   the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat

   "the armies met in the shock of battle"

   Synonyms:
   shock absorber, shock, encroachment, jounce, wallop, stupor, cushion, electric shock, impingement, blow, daze, jolt, seismic disturbance, electrical shock, jar

5. impactverb

   press or wedge together; pack together

   Synonyms:
   bear upon, bear on, touch on, touch, affect

6. affect, impact, bear upon, bear on, touch on, touchverb

   have an effect upon

   "Will the new rules affect me?"

   Synonyms:
   adjoin, touch, dissemble, stir, rival, contact, involve, fix, pertain, continue, concern, mend, carry on, tinge, refer, strike, meet, move, bushel, uphold, advert, affect, sham, restore, tint, relate, touch on, equal, preserve, tinct, bear on, impress, repair, allude, regard, match, bear upon, pretend, come to, have-to doe with, push, furbish up, feign, reach, partake, extend to, disturb, doctor

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:4.5 / 4 votes

1. impactnoun

   Synonyms:
   collision, forcible contact, force

How to use impact in a sentence?

1. Ian Lucas:

   Very few people were aware of the scale and impact of National Crime Agency activity.

2. Eloi Fillion:

   We are seeing homes destroyed, medical staff and patients put at tremendous risk, and hospitals, electricity and water infrastructure damaged, the use of explosive weaponry in cities is having an indiscriminate impact on the population.

3. Jean Trebek:

   I have learned something in the past year and it's this : We don't know when we're going to die, because of the cancer diagnosis, it's no longer an open-ended life, it's a closed-ended life because of the terrible survival rates of pancreatic cancer. Because of that, and something else that is operating here, people all over America and abroad have decided they want to let me know now, while I'm alive, about the impact that I've been having on their existence.

4. Al Ississ:

   The economic cost of the pandemic is huge. It had a deep negative impact on our economy that posted a contraction for the first time in decades.

5. Douglas Vaughan:

   So, in aggregate, we see the effect on longevity, but you can imagine it's largely through effects on cardiovascular risk and metabolic risk, it suggests potentially at a defined point in life, say age 50, if you adhere to a healthy paradigm like this, you can have an impact on your longevity and on your health span.

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